THE MEDUSA PROJECT
MARCUS MCKENZIE
TRAINING
2010 Victorian College of the Arts, Bachelor of Arts (Theatre)
ACCOLADES & GRANTS
2020 Green Room Awards nomination: Experimental Best Work and Performance, Subliminal Massage
2020 Green Room Awards nomination: Mainstage Ensemble The Temple
2019 Melbourne Fringe Awards nomination: Best Performance, Subliminal Massage
2019 Green Room Awards recipient: Independent Ensemble; Production, Direction Apokalypsis
2019 Green Room Awards nomination: Innovation in site responsive performance, SEER (House of Vnholy)
2018 Ian Potter Cultural Trust Fellowship recipient
2017 Mike Walsh Fellowship recipient
2017 Greenroom Awards nomination: Independent Sound Design, HYPERSPIRIT
2016 Melbourne Fringe Awards nomination: Best Performance, HYPERSPIRIT
2012 Edinburgh Fringe Awards nomination, The Economist
2012 Greenroom Awards nomination: best ensemble, The Economist
2010 Orloff Family Trust Award, Victorian College of The Arts`
PERFORMANCE MAKER
2020 Everything Is Everything All Of The Time, Sawtooth ARI Launceston (upcoming)
2019 Subliminal Massage, Steps Gallery Carlton
2017 A Brief Seminar on The Transference From Flesh To Machine, Testing Grounds. Curator: Dan Santangeli
2016 HYPERSPIRIT, North Melbourne Town Hall, Melbourne Fringe Hub
2015 Information Kiosk, LOVE/CITY Artist Run Festival, Testing Grounds. Curated by Ari Glorie
2014 Invisible Discourses, LOVE/CITY Artist Run Festival. In collaboration with Penny Harpham.
PERFORMANCE COLLABORATION
2019 The Temple, Malthouse Theatre & Pan Pan Theatre. Co-creators: Mish Grigor, Ash Flanders, Nicola Gunn, Aljin
Abella. Director: Gavin Quinn.
2018 Apokalypsis, Next Wave Festival / The Substation. Lead Artists: Zak Pidd & Charles Purcell
2018 Flux-Kit-Mel / MEL & NYC Festival / National Gallery of Victoria. Lead Artists: Dan J Koop & Jamie Lewis
ACTOR – THEATRE
2020 Caravan, Boat Treehouse, Mudlark. Director: Mel King
2019 Sweet Phoebe, Red Stitch Actors Theatre. Director: Mark Wilson
2016 Anti-Hamlet, Theatre Works / New Working Group. Director: Mark Wilson
2016 The Great Fire, Belvoir Street Theatre. Director: Eamon Flack.
2015 Pimp My Play, MTC NEON Festival, Last Tuesday Society & GRIT Theatre
2014 Myth Project: Twin, MTC NEON Festival & Arthur Theatre. Director: Paige Rattray
2014 Cut Snake, Kew Courthouse & Arthur Theatre. Director: Paige Rattray.
2013 Night Maybe, Stuck Pigs Squealing & Theatre Works. Director: Luke Mullins
2013 The Midlands, Mudlark & Arthur Theatre. Director: Paige Rattray
2012 The Economist, Edinburgh Fringe, C Venues. Director: Van Badham
2012 Beyond The Neck, Red Stitch Actors Theatre. Director: Suzanne Chaundy
2012 As We Mean To Go On, Melbourne Fringe, Elbow Room. Director: Marcel Dorney
2011 Pains of Youth, Tower Theatre, Artisan Collective. Director: Ben Pfeiffer
2011 Beautiful, Mudlark. Director: Kate Gaul
2011 Dirtyland, New Theatre Sydney, Arthur Theatre. Director: Paige Rattray
PERFORMER - LIVE ART & DANCE
2020 King Ubu, Terrapin Puppet Theatre / Mona Foma. Dir: Sam Routledge (in development)
2018 Touching On Everything, Steirischerherbst Festival, Austria. Lead Artist: Michael Portnoy
2018 SEER, House of Vnholy / Next Wave Festival / Darebin Speakeasy. Director: Matthew Adey
2017 150.Action, Dark Mofo. Artist: Hermann Nitsch
2017 Ecosexual Bathouse, Pony Express / Dark Mofo. Director: Ian Sinclair
2017 Tim Collins Speaks!, Dance Speaks at Counihan Gallery. Choreographer: Geoffrey Watson
2016 Arquitectura De Feria, Antigua i Barbuda / Sydey Festival. Director: Jorda Ferrer
2015 Temporary Title, Kaldor Public Art Projects & Carriageworks. Choreographers: Xavier Le Roy & Scarlet Yu
2015 Psycho, Darebin Arts. Choreographer: Shian Law
2014 Since I Suppose, Melbourne Festival, Arts House. Created by One Step At A Time Like This
SOUND DESIGNER / COMPOSER
2019 Subliminal Massage, Steps Gallery Carlton
2017 Kingfisher, La Mama Theatre. Director: Jai Leeworthy
2016 HYPERSPIRIT, Melbourne Fringe Hub. Created by Marcus McKenzie
2013 The Economist, Edinburgh Fringe, C Venues. Director: Van Badham